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history of Denmark

...A centre-right coalition of the Liberal and Conservative parties assumed power following the defeat of the Social Democrats in the 2001 elections, which also marked the ascendancy of the far-right
Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti), a nationalist organization focused on immigration control. The new government immediately instituted policies further restricting immigration, including...

...(the deaths of Danish soldiers in the conflict were the highest per capita totals among coalition forces). Denmark’s role in the EU once again came into question in May 2014 when the Euroskeptic
Danish People’s Party triumphed in elections to the European Parliament, capturing nearly 27 percent of the vote and four seats, compared with about 19 percent and three seats for the governing...